Lancashire

The total area of ​​3079 km² (17th place); the territory of the administrative region is 2903 km² (16th place).

The surface of the northern, smaller part is called Furnes ( Eng. ), Between the bays of Morkam ( Eng. ) And Daddon ( Eng. ), Flat off the coast, inside the country wavy; cut by spurs of the Cumbrian Mountains , reaching 785 m in height, for example, at the cities of Old Man ( English ) and Coniston Fell ( English ); the eastern regions are also mountainous; here a long ridge, called the Backbone of England , separates Lancashire from York , in other parts the surface is flat. In the northern part of the county is the famous Lake Coniston and part of the picturesque Windermere . The southern and most part of Lancashire is a swamp and with its small elevations is connected with the Peninsky mountain range . In the northern regions, the Silurian system prevails, interrupted by granite and porphyry . In the southern, in the valley of the Mersey River , there is variegated sandstone, between the Mersey and Ribble rivers - a coal system. The tremendous wealth of coal created the factory glory of Lancashire; coastal areas are lowlands. The soil in the hilly places is peaty , in the lowland - oily clay. It is irrigated by the rivers Daddon ( Eng. ), Lune , Wyre , Ribble , Mercy and Irwell .

The climate is temperate but very damp.

Agriculture and livestock farming are negligible. Copper, iron, coal , which lies in the space of 562 km²; in 1892, more than 22 million tons of coal were mined. Lancashire is predominantly a cotton county; the center of this industry, which occupies up to 2,000 factories, is Manchester , the main point of the county vacation trade is Liverpool . A whole network of railways and canals. There are also wool, linen, hosiery, paper, chemical, machine-building factories, and many others; shipbuilding is also significant. The duchy of Lancashire almost coincides with the county; it has its own chancellor ^[1] . The main county city is Preston .

The county consists of 2 unitary units and 12 districts ( English Non-metropolitan district ):

• Blackburn-Whit-Darwen (unitary unit)
• Blackpool (unitary unit)
• Burnley
• Pendle
• Ribble Valley
• Rossendale
• South ribble
• City of Lancaster
• City of Preston
• Wyre
• West lancashire
• Filed
• Hindburn
• Chorley

• List of sites of special scientific importance to Lancashire
• Cheshire English , which is a mixture of the dialects of Lancashire, Staffordshire , Shropshire and Derbyshire

• Lancashire county council
• Traditions of Lancashire , Volume 1 (of 2), by John Roby
• Lancashire Rock Climbing Guidebook produced by the British Mountaineering Council
• Galloway's Society for the Blind, est. 1867 Lancashire's oldest charity serving blind and visually impaired people
• Lancashire Textiles: Last Mill Standing